NATIONAL SECURITY

The federal government’s lack of commitment is responsible for the continued detention of victims of the Abuja-Kaduna train kidnap, the ex-negotiator, Tukur Mamu, said yesterday. Mamu, who spoke during a live interview on Arise Television, also blamed the lack of support, commitment…

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have abducted the Leader-General of the All Christian Practical Praying Band, Dan Nwokolo. The Lawyer gathered that the hoodlums invaded the residence of the cleric in Ufuma, in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, and abducted him…

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the immediate closure of all brothels harbouring criminals and also banned the wearing of facemasks in public places for proper identification in the state. The governor said his action was to curb criminal activities…

Another batch of five of the Abuja-Kaduna Train passengers kidnapped in March 28 train attack, have regained their freedom. The lucky kidnap victims include Prof Dr. Mustapha Umar Imam, a medical doctor from Usman Dan Fodio University Teaching Hospital, UDUS, Sokoto, who was…

Crack detectives of one of the nation’s security forces have reportedly arrested four informants suspected to be leaking information to terrorists about troops’ locations and movements in and around the outskirts of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. The terrorists believed to…

THE SITE Intelligence Group, an American non-governmental organisation tracking the activities of Jihadist groups, has claimed that the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) carried out the attack on a military checkpoint around Zuma Rock in Niger State, near Nigeria’s capital,…

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Police Force, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has called on Nigerians to constantly and urgently share information with security agencies that will help to check insecurity in the country. Mr Adejobi, a chief superintendent of police, made the call on Sunday…

Terrorists on Thursday evening reportedly engaged the military in a gun duel at a checkpoint in Zuma Rock Madalla, along the Kaduna-Abuja highway in Niger State, on Thursday night. It is not yet clear if there were any casualties. According to several sources,…

The Defence Headquarters says the military troops have eliminated 30 of the terrorists who attacked troops of the Guards Brigade in Bwari area of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Sunday. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Bernard Onyeuko, made this known at the…

The Army Headquarters in Abuja have set up a Board of Inquiry (BoI) to investigate the killing of two officers and soldiers from Guards Brigade by suspected terrorists. The soldiers were killed while on an internal security operations in Bwari Area Council in…